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Children and their teacher waving hands at the playground of their school made out of plastic bricks, in Siansoba, Côte d’Ivoire.

Driving innovation in construction at UNICEF

UNICEF is using innovative construction strategies to address some of the world’s most complex humanitarian and development issues.

View on a community health centre with a sign where COVID-19 Hospital is written.

Scaling infrastructure during health emergencies

UNICEF supplements government health systems with rapidly scalable facilities to prevent disease and care for children and communities.

Students sit on the floor of a classroom look up while holding books.

Reimagining school construction

UNICEF is getting children back to school using rapidly scalable construction methods tailored to the needs of local communities.

Students gather around UNICEF-supplied solar panels in their newly renovated school for internally displaced persons in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan.

Bringing sustainability commitments to life

UNICEF’s sustainable construction supports its programmes while minimising environmental impact.

A doctor examines a newborn in a hospital. A nurse is standing next to him.

Saving newborns in remote areas of Bangladesh

A special neonatal intensive care unit which opened in 2021 is saving the most vulnerable lives in rural Bangladesh.

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How UNICEF gets COVID-19 vaccines where they are needed most

UNICEF teams are on the front lines leading the largest and most complex vaccine supply operation ever, with donors playing a crucial role

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Inclusive innovation: a disability-friendly latrine

The latest UNICEF innovative product is helping children with disabilities safely access sanitation services

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From ships to schools with local innovation

To build longer-lasting, quality learning centres for refugee children in Bangladesh, UNICEF identified a construction solution steeped in local innovation.

A mother and her smiling young child at a health clinic in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, in February 2018.

One small step in technology, one giant leap for mothers

NASA technology originally designed to save astronauts is now saving mothers. UNICEF showcases the “NASG,” a life-saving garment for women.